andóchas

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish andóchas, from an- (“very”) +‎ dóchus (“hope”)

Noun

andóchas m (genitive singular andóchais)

1. presumption

Declension

Declension of andóchas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative andóchas vocative a andóchais genitive andóchais dative andóchas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an t-andóchas genitive an andóchais dative leis an andóchas don andóchas

Derived terms

• andóchasach (“presumptuous”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of andóchas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
andóchas	n-andóchas	handóchas	t-andóchas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “andóchas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN